formant /förˈmənt/

1. A component of a speech sound determining its particular quality (acoustics)
2. Anything that determines, limits or defines

• springbucks
• spring-carriage
• spring-carriages
• spring-cart
• spring-carts
• spring chicken
• spring chickens
• spring-clean
• spring-cleaned
• spring-cleaner
• spring-cleaners
• spring-cleaning
• spring-cleans
• spring clip
• spring clips
• springe
• springed
• springer
• stem cell
• stem cells
• stem cup
• stem cups
• steme
• stemed
• stemes